Monthly Archives: June 2009

Ministers Guilty of Sexual Sin: Advice from a Minister

Posted on June 20, 2009 by Jay Guin

Excellent advice from Vince Antonucci, a Las Vegas church planter and author of I Became a Christian and All I Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt. There has been a lot of talk and blogging about a well-known pastor who confessed … Continue reading →

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God will, like he waters the flowers on your window sill

Posted on June 19, 2009 by Jay Guin
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Renewing Our Worship: The Love Feast (expanded)

Posted on June 19, 2009 by Jay Guin

I received this question from a reader – Hi Jay First, I want to say how much I appreciate your blog. It is a great source of learning and encouragement for me. I left a legalistic church several years ago … Continue reading →

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Youth Ministry: Transitioning to the New Guy

Posted on June 19, 2009 by Jay Guin

I’ve noticed something, and I’m wondering if this is generally true or if maybe I’m just imagining it. Let me try to explain. When a church hires a new youth minister, there’s inevitably a difficult period of transition. The former … Continue reading →

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Youth Ministry: Are We Seeing an Exodus Out of Youth Ministry?

Posted on June 18, 2009 by Jay Guin

This is another article from a while back originally posted at “Jesus Creed” by Chris Folmsbee. To me, it sure feels like there are more youth ministers leaving than what is usual.  Perhaps this phenomenon is only occurring in the … Continue reading →

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GraceConversation Resumes Tomorrow

Posted on June 17, 2009 by Jay Guin

Todd and I have been busy, and we’ll begin posting our response tomorrow. Posts will come in two batches, as follows: First Two Grounds of Apostasy Statement of Position on Apostasy Faith and Repentance The Unity of Faith and Repentance … Continue reading →

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Missional Living

Posted on June 17, 2009 by Jay Guin

I’ve got this weird attitude toward Mark Driscoll and his Mars Hill church in Seattle. I can’t help but admire the guy’s work and much of his writing. But his neo-Calvinism bothers me (the Calvinism part, not the neo-), and … Continue reading →

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Backgrounds of the Restoration Movement: Gnosticism, Part 3

Posted on June 16, 2009 by Jay Guin

Another area where Platonic thought crept into the church is in our understanding of the “soul” and the afterlife. In Biblical usage, our bodies will be resurrected. Indeed, “resurrection” specifically refers to the reanimation of the body. However, in Greek … Continue reading →

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MDR: Response to a Reader’s Question

Posted on June 15, 2009 by Jay Guin

Several days ago, I posted a question from a reader soliciting the readers’ thoughts, and the responses are much appreciated. I thought I’d share what I wrote to the reader. Now, I was responding to a longer version of the … Continue reading →

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Backgrounds of the Restoration Movement: Gnosticism, Part 2

Posted on June 15, 2009 by Jay Guin

The essential idea was that to become pleasing to God, the Christian had to master certain secret knowledge (hence, the name). The truly holy were separated from the lower-level Christians by their superior knowledge. (1 Tim 6:20-21)  Timothy, guard what … Continue reading →

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